US4039366A - Apparatus for building green tires - Google Patents

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US4039366A
US4039366A US05/625,157 US62515775A US4039366A US 4039366 A US4039366 A US 4039366A US 62515775 A US62515775 A US 62515775A US 4039366 A US4039366 A US 4039366A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29D—PRODUCING PARTICULAR ARTICLES FROM PLASTICS OR FROM SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE
    • B29D30/00—Producing pneumatic or solid tyres or parts thereof
    • B29D30/06—Pneumatic tyres or parts thereof (e.g. produced by casting, moulding, compression moulding, injection moulding, centrifugal casting)
    • B29D30/08—Building tyres
    • B29D30/20—Building tyres by the flat-tyre method, i.e. building on cylindrical drums
    • B29D30/28—Rolling-down or pressing-down the layers in the building process
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29D—PRODUCING PARTICULAR ARTICLES FROM PLASTICS OR FROM SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE
    • B29D30/00—Producing pneumatic or solid tyres or parts thereof
    • B29D30/06—Pneumatic tyres or parts thereof (e.g. produced by casting, moulding, compression moulding, injection moulding, centrifugal casting)
    • B29D30/08—Building tyres
    • B29D30/20—Building tyres by the flat-tyre method, i.e. building on cylindrical drums
    • B29D30/24—Drums
    • B29D30/26—Accessories or details, e.g. membranes, transfer rings
    • B29D30/2607—Devices for transferring annular tyre components during the building-up stage, e.g. from the first stage to the second stage building drum

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  • the present invention relates to a method and apparatus for producing green tires, and more particularly to a green tire building method and apparatus having stitching means mounted on a carrier which transfers a breaker and a tread to a tire building position.
  • the mounting of the stitching mechanism on the carrier can greatly contribute to reducing the operational time per unit tire.
  • a method of building green tires comprising the steps of preparing a tire building drum and a carrier movable toward and away from an operating position where the carrier surrounds the circumference of the tire building drum; transferring a tire component by the carrier to and around the circumference of another tire component which is applied around the tire building drum; shaping and assembling the tire components on the tire building drum; stitching together the tire components on the tire building drum to produce a green tire while the carrier is in the operating position; and removing the green tire out of the tire building drum and transferring the same to an ejecting position by the carrier.
  • an apparatus for putting into practice the method described above comprising: a tire building drum rotatably mounted on a housing and driven for rotation by a motor accommodated in the housing; a carrier movable toward and away from an operating position where the carrier surrounds the circumference of the tire building drum, the carrier having means for releasably holding a tire component and a green tire; and stitching means mounted on the carrier to stitch tire components together on the tire building drum while the carrier is in the operating position.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic front view of a green tire building apparatus embodying the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a side view of an enlarged scale of a carrier mechanism
  • FIG. 3a is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken on line W--W of FIG. 2;
  • FIG. 3b is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken on line X--X of FIG. 2;
  • FIG. 3c is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken on line Y--Y of FIG. 2;
  • FIG. 3d is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken on line Z--Z of FIG. 2;
  • FIGS. 4a to 4j are diagrammatic views showing different phases of green tire building operation by the apparatus shown in FIG. 1.
  • a tire building drum 1 is mounted on one end of a rotating shaft 3 which is rotatably supported at the other end on a housing 2.
  • the rotating shaft 3 is driven for rotation from a motor (not shown) which is accommodated within the housing 2, through a suitable transmission mechanism.
  • a pair of parallel spaced rails 4 and 4' are provided horizontally below the housing 2 to slidingly move therealong a carrier 5 which is connected to a suitable transfer mechanism (not shown).
  • the carrier 5 is movable between an ejecting position and a final operating position indicated by phantom line respectively at A" and A' in FIG. 1.
  • the carrier 5 includes a ring-shaped frame 6, four tread holding piston cylinders 7 positioned radially and at uniform spaced around the ring-shaped frame 6, and first to fourth roller operating piston cylinders 8 to 11 similarly positioned radially and at uniform spaced around the frame 6 between the respective tread holding piston cylinders 7.
  • the ring-shaped frame 6 is provided around its circumference with a groove which has a bottom 6a of regular octagonal shape as seen in radial section.
  • the tread holding piston cylinders 7 are securely mounted at the bottom 6a of the groove, on every other side of the octagon.
  • Piston rods 7a of the respective cylinders 7 are passed through piston rod holes 6b which are bored radially through the bottom 6a of the octagonal groove.
  • Each piston rod 7a has an arcuate holding member 12 fixedly secured to its inner end for holding from outside a tread T and a breaker BR which is closely applied on the inner side of the tread T or otherwise for holding a green tire G (see FIG. 3).
  • the first roller operating piston cylinder 8 is securely mounted on one side of the octagonal bottom 6a of the circumferential groove at a position between two adjacent tread holding piston cylinders 7 and has a piston rod 8a which is passed through a radial piston rod hole 6b and has a U-shaped bracket 14 fixedly secured to its extended inner end to rotatably support a first stitching roller 13 thereon through a pin member 15.
  • the first roller operating piston cylinder 8 upon actuation, moves the first stitching roller 13 from an initial operating position indicated by full line at B in FIG. 2 to a final operating position indicated by phantom line at B' or vice versa, stitching the tread T with the breaker BR along the mid-circumferential portion thereof.
  • the second roller operating piston cylinder 9 is securely mounted on one side of the octagonal bottom 6a of the circumferential groove at a position between other two adjacent tread holding piston cylinder 7, and has a piston rod 9a which extends radially inwardly through a radial piston rod hole 6b.
  • the piston rod 9a of the second roller operating piston cylinder 9 has a U-shaped bracket 18 securely mounted at its extended inner end for rotatably supporting thereon a pair of second stitching rollers 17 and 17' of truncated cone shape through pin members 19 and 19', respectively.
  • the two rollers 17 and 17' have respective smaller diameter faces disposed inwardly to oppose each other.
  • the second stitching rollers 17 and 17' are likewise moved from an initial operating position C indicated by full line in FIG. 2 to a final operating position C' indicated by phantom line or vice versa, thereby to stitch opposite shoulder portions 20 and 20' of the tread T.
  • the third roller operating piston cylinder 10 is fixedly mounted at the bottom 6a of the circumferential groove at a position between other two adjacent tread holding piston cylinder 7 and has a piston rod 10a which it extends radially inwardly through a radial piston rod hole 6b.
  • the piston rod 10a of the thrid roller operating piston cylinder 10 has a U-shaped bracket 22 securely mounted at its extended inner end for rotatably supporting thereon a pair of third stitching rollers 21 and 21' of truncated cone shape through pin members 23 and 23', respectively.
  • the third stitching rollers 21 and 21' of truncated cone shape have also the respective smaller diameter faces disposed inwardly to oppose each other.
  • the third stitching rollers 21 and 21' have greater sectional areas than the above-mentioned second stitching rollers 17 and 17'.
  • the fourth roller operating piston cylinder 11 is securely mounted on one side of the octagonal bottom 6a of the circumferential groove at a position between other two adjacent tread holding piston cylinders 7 and has a piston rod 11a which extends radially inwardly through a radial piston rod hole 6b.
  • the piston rod 11a likewise has a U-shaped bracket 26 securely mounted at its extended inner end to support rotatably thereon a pair of fourth stitching rollers 25 and 25' of truncated cone shape through pin members 27 and 27', with the respective smaller diameter faces of the rollers 25 and 25' disposed inwardly to oppose each other.
  • the fourth stitching rollers 25 and 25' have greater sectional areas than the third stitching rollers 21 and 21' mentioned above.
  • tire components are firstly applied around the tire building drum 1 to form a carcass CA and then mounted on the carrier 5 is an annular tread T which has a breaker BR applied closely on the underside thereof. More particularly, the tread holding piston cylinders 7 on the ring-shaped frame 6 are actuated by compressed air which is fed from a suitable compressed air source (not shown), thereby causing the holding members 12 to reach out to grip the tread T at four separate positions on the outer circumference thereof, fixing the latter in a predetermined position on the carrier 5 (see FIG. 4a). As shown particularly in FIGS.
  • the carrier 5 holding the annular tread T is moved along the rails 4 and 4' by the transfer mechanism mentioned hereinbefore, from the initial operating position indicated by full line at A to the final operating position indicated by phantom line at A'.
  • the tread T surrounds the carcass CA which is formed on the tire building drum 1 with the mid-circumferential portion of the tread T being in registration with the circumferential center of the carcass CA (see FIG. 4b).
  • the carcass CA is then deformed or shaped into a toroidal form by means of a shaping mechanism (not shown) which is mounted within the building drum 1 and assembled with the tread T on the carrier 5 (see FIG. 4c).
  • the tread holding piston cylinders 7 are actuated again, in a reverse direction, to release the tread T, whereupon the tread T is handed over from the carrier 5 to the carcass CA and placed on the latter (see FIG. 4d).
  • the tire building drum 1 which now carries the combined carcass CA and tread T is then rotatingly driven from a motor through a suitable transmission mechanism as mentioned hereinbefore.
  • the first roller operating piston cylinder 8 is actuated to move the first stitching roller 13 from the initial operating position B indicated by full line to the final operating position B' indicated by phantom line of FIG. 2 to stitch the mid-circumferential portion 16 of the tread T.
  • the second roller operating piston cylinder 9 Upon a lapse of a predetermined time period after actuation of the first roller operating piston cylinder 8, the second roller operating piston cylinder 9 is actuated to move the second stitching rollers 17 and 17' from the initial operating position C indicated by full line to the final operating position C' indicated by phantom line in FIG. 2.
  • the operations of the first and second stitching rollers 13, 17 and 17' are overlapped for a certain period of time so that the second stitching rollers 17 and 17' stitch the shoulder portions 20 and 20' on opposite sides of the mid-circumferential portion 16 of the tread T which has just been stitched by the first stitching roller 13.
  • the first roller operating piston cylinder 8 is actuated again, in a reverse direction, to return the first stitching roller 13 from the final operating position B' indicated by phantom line to the initial operating position B indicated by full line in FIG. 2.
  • the third roller operating piston cylinder 10 is actuated to urge the third stitching rollers 21 and 21' from the initial operating position D indicated by full line to the final operating D' indicated by phantom line in FIG. 2.
  • the third stitching rollers 21 and 21' are brought to the projected operating position in an overlapping timing relative to the second rollers 17 and 17', stitching the tread portions 24 and 24' on the outer sides of the shoulder portions 20 and 20' which have just been stitched by the second rollers 17 and 17' (see FIG. 4e).
  • the second roller operating piston cylinder 9 is actuated again, in a reverse direction, to return the second stitching rollers 17 and 17' from the final operating position C' indicated by full line to the initial operating position C indicated by full line in FIG. 2 (see FIG. 4f).
  • the fourth roller operating piston cylinder 11 Upon a lapse of a predetermined time period after actuation of the third roller operating piston cylinder 9, the fourth roller operating piston cylinder 11 is actuated to move the fourth stitching rollers 25 and 25' from the initial operating position E indicated by full line to he final operating position E' indicated by phantom line in FIG. 2.
  • the fourth roller operating piston cylinder 11 is actuated likewise in a suitable timing to operate the fourth stitching rollers 25 and 25' in overlapping relation with the third stitching rollers 21 and 21', stitching side edge portions 28 and 28' of the tread T on the outer sides of the tread portions 24 and 24' which have been stitched by the third rollers 21 and 21'.
  • the third roller operating piston cylinder 10 is actuated again, in a reverse direction, to return the third stitching rollers 21 and 21' from the final operating position D' indicated by phantom line to the initial operating position D indicated by full line in FIG. 2.
  • the fourth roller operating piston cylinder 11 is actuated again, in a reverse direction, to return the fourth stitching rollers 25 and 25' from the final operating position E' indicated by phantom line to the initial operating position E indicated by full line in FIG. 2.
  • the motor is switched off to stop the rotation of the tire building drum 1, thus producing a green tire G.
  • the tread T is completely stitched with the carrier 5 positioned around the circumference of the tire building drum 1.
  • the tread holding piston cylinders 7 on the ring-shaped frame 6 are actuated again by compressed air which is fed from the afore-mentioned compressed air source, reaching out the holding members 12 to grip the green tire G at four separate positions on the circumference thereof (see FIG. 4g).
  • the tire building drum 1 is contracted to have a reduced diameter, handing over the green tire G to the holding members 12 (see FIG. 4h).
  • the aforementioned transfer mechanism is then actuated again to move the carrier 5 with the green tire G along the rails 4 and 4' from the final operating position A' indicated by phantom line to the final ejecting position A" indicated by phantom line in FIG. 1.
  • the green tire G is removed out of the tire building drum 1 without being contacted or otherwise interfered by the latter (see FIG. 4i).
  • the tread holding piston cylinders 7 are operated again to retract the holding members 12, thereby releasing and ejecting the green tire G from the carrier 5.
  • the transfer mechanism is actuated again to transfer the empty carrier 5 from the ejecting position A" indicated by phantom line to the initial operating position A indicated by full line in FIG. 1.
  • the tire building drum 1 is expanded again to have an enlarged diameter for application therearound of tire components (see FIG. 4j).
  • a tread T which has a breaker BR closely on its inner side is transferred by the carrier 5 and brought around a carcass CA which is formed on a tire building drum 1, with the carrier 5 positioned around the circumference of the tire building drum 1, the tread T is completely stitched by first to fourth stitching rollers which are mounted on the carrier 5 to act on different portions of the tread T, and a completely stitched green tire G is finally removed out of the tire building drum 1 by the carrier 5.
  • these green tire producing operations may be carried out automatically by actuating and de-actuating the motor, transfer mechanism, tread holding piston cylinders 7, first to fourth roller operating piston cylinders, and expansion and contraction of the tire building drum 1 according to a predetermined program.
  • the stitching rollers may be either of a metal or of a resilient material like the pneumatic tire rollers. If desired, rollers of a metal and a resilient material may be employed in combination.
  • the carrier 5 should have at least one stitching roller mounted thereon and may be provided with such rollers in a number greater than in the particular embodiment shown herein.
  • sidewardly movable rollers may be provided on the carrier 5 to symmetrically be movable on opposite sides of the mid-circumferential plane of the tire building drum 1 as in the conventional green tire producing apparatus.
  • fixed type stitching rollers may be mounted on carrier frames which are movable toward and away from each other on opposite sides of the midcircumferential plane of the tire building drum.
  • the stitching mechanism is provided on the carrier which transfers a breaker and a tread to and around the circumference of a carcass on a tire building drum and removes a completely stitched green tire out of the building drum and transfers it to an ejecting position.
  • the stitching operation can thus be carried out with the carrier still in the position around the circumference of the building drum.

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